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Yoga: Its Scientific Basis »
Authors: Kovoor T. Behanan, K. T. Behanan
ISBN-13: 9780486417929, ISBN-10: 0486417921
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: January 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Kovoor T. Behanan
Book Synopsis
Clear explanation and evaluation of fundamental concepts of Hindu thought; historical synopsis of the development of Hindu religious philosophy; detailed descriptions of the psychology and psychoanalysis of yoga, its postures and varieties of breathing; exercises in concentration — even methods by which yogis achieve muscular control over bodily functions.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | ix | |
| Chapter I. | The Apparent Complexity of Indian Culture | 1 |
| Chapter II. | Prakriti or Nature | 28 |
| Chapter III. | Purusha or Soul | 41 |
| Chapter IV. | Evolution and Its Stages | 63 |
| Chapter V. | Yoga Psychology: The Process of Knowing | 92 |
| Chapter VI. | Yoga Psychology: Ethical Preparation | 109 |
| Chapter VII. | Rebirth | 125 |
| Chapter VIII. | Yoga and Psychoanalysis | 141 |
| Chapter IX. | Yoga and Psychic Research | 165 |
| Chapter X. | Postures | 186 |
| Chapter XI. | Varieties of Breathing | 201 |
| Chapter XII. | Exercises in Concentration | 213 |
| Chapter XIII. | Yoga: An Appraisal | 225 |
| Appendix | 251 | |
| Glossary | 253 | |
| Index | 259 |
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